The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

THE EQUINOX 1. [giving wine.| To the trance! [They drink, then dance. o. Back to the throne! {1. returns, and takes seat thereon. 1. I adore thee alone! [o. does so, plays music if so inclined, and continues as necessity or inclination may dictate. o. It is ended, the play: I am ready to slay. Anoint me! 1. I rise To the fire of thine eyes. I anoint thee, thy priest, Babalon—and The Beast ! And I ask of Thee now: Who art Thou ? o. Omari tessala marax etc. [The Ritual of the S....0of R.... is in silence accomplished. Ix° CLOSING 1. Mouth to mouth and heart to heart! o. For the moment we must part. 1. Time and space renew the illusion. o. Love is swallowed in confusion. 1. Love sustains us eminent Till the hour of Sacrament. o. I love you, and you love me. 1. Now and ever may it be! 1. and o. Hand in hand is heart to heart. Love be with us, though we part. [They greet, as before, and depart. 86